Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Wicked Lovely is Charming Fun

I picked up WICKED LOVELY as a result of one thing—the title. It is, in my opinion, one of the best titles I’ve ever seen, right up there with A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY and WILDWOOD DANCING. It puts it in the elite collection of books I plucked off the shelf with absolutely no thought of plot or characters or genre.

Fortunately, the rest of the book did not disappoint. Marr creates a believable world full of vivid creatures, re-exploring the fey in an entirely fresh way. Her characters are highly engaging, particularly Aislinn, Seth, and Keenan. Aislinn and Seth both live in a world far outside the high school norm and neither are clinging desperately at the fringes of society—they’re happy to be different, which is a refreshing change from clique books. (Although, to be fair, Aislinn does seem to resent her Faery Sight.)

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Yapping About YA features many talented writers of various ages and stages of their career (or epic journey into publication). We're all young adult fiction writers coming together for a common blog. Stay and enjoy the fun.

Name: Bethany GriffinAge: Too old to be a YA, not too old to write it Writes: Realistic Contemporary, once in awhile I throw in a little speculative stuff...Likes: Books, loud music, dark chocolateDislikes: country musicRepped By: Maya Rock- Writers HouseExtras:handcuffs is available now!

Name: Amanda ThrasherAge: 20Writes: YA fantasy, high school survivalLikes: Molskine notebooks, world music and religions, mocha frappuchinos, the smell of the mountains after a rain, having no scheduleDislikes: Determined closemindednessExtra: My NYR: start no riots in 2008

Name: Sasha ViveloAge: 35Writes: contemporary YA, adult romance, new age fiction, metaphysical nonfictionLikes: forests, ocean mammals, yoga, live acoustic music, running, qigong, writing, reading, and the smell of applesDislikes: not being able to do everything all at onceExtras: Check out my adult romance novel here.

Name: Suzanne YoungAge: 31Writes: YA Romance (Yes. YA can be romantic)Dislikes: Now is that good Karma?Extra: Suzanne's debut YA series THE NAUGHTY LIST will be released from Razorbill/Penguin in Spring 2010.